St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-26
Proposals for Indian Supplies and
TRANSPORTATION.

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of
- Indian Affairs, Washington, March 10, 1887.
Sealed proposals. Endorsed Proposals for Beef
(blds fer beef must be submitted in separate en-
velopes), Bacon Flour, Transportation. etc., (as
the case may beg, and directed to the Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs, Chamber of Commerce
Building, corner of Third and Chestnut streets,
st. Louis, Missouri, will be received until p. Ill.
OF Tuesday, April IL, 1887, for furnishing for the
Indian service about $4,000 pounds Bacon, &c.
0OO,000 pounds Beef on the hoof, 10000 pounds
Beans 100, 900 pounds Corn, 495.000 pounds Cof-
fee. 100000 pounds Flour, $4,000 pounds Feed,
$4,000 pounds Hard Bread, $4,000 pounds HON.
my, $4,000 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork.
100000 pounds Rice, 1880 pounds Tea, 300 0OO
pounds salt, $4,000 pounds Sugar. and 1000
ponds Wheat. Also, transportation for such of
the articles, goods, and supplies that may not be
contracted for to be delivered at the Agencies
Also, proposals indorsed above, and directed
to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos. 30
and 81 Wooster street, New York City, will be re-
ceived until p. m. of Tuesday, May g. 1887 for
Blankets, Wooden and Cotton Goods, consisting
in part of Ticking, 20 600 yards; Standard Calico,
100000 yards Drilling. IA, 900 yards Duck free
from ali sizing, 7s, 900 yards. Denis 1000 yards;
Bingham. 100000 yards; Kentucky Jeans, $4,000
yards; Chevlot, $500 yards; Brown Sheeting, 49,
coo yards; Bleached Sheetng 40 900 yards; Hickory
shirting 10000 yards Calico Shifting 5000 yards
Winsey, 1900 yards); n 1000 pounds of Baking
Powder 2S8,OO0 pounds of Soap; Clothing, Gro
ceres, Notions, Hardware Medical Supplies
School Books ETC., and long list of miscellane-
articles, such as Harness, Plows Rakes,
Forks. etc., and for about 400 wagons required
sas City, and Sioux City Also for such Wagons
as may be required, adapted to the climate of the
Pacific Coast, with California brakes. delivered a
San Francisco.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantities of
subsistence supplies required for each Agency and
School, and the kinds and quantities in gross of
all other goods and articles, together with blank
proposals, conditions to be observed BY bidders
time and place of delivery, terms of contract and
payment transported alton routes, and all other
necessary instructions will be furnished upon ap-
plication to the Indian Office in Washington or
Nos. IS and 81 Wooster street, New York; James
Ldgerwood. S35 Broadway, New York; the Secre-
tary of the Merchants Exchange, ST. Lous Mis-
sourii the Commissaries OF Subsistence u s. A.
at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leavenworth, Omaha Saint
Louis, Saint. Paul and San Franc SEQ; the Post
masters at Sioux City and Yankton; and to the
Postmasters at the following named places in
Kansas Arkansas City, Burlington, Caldwell,
Dodge City, Bmporia, Eureka, Great Bend
Howard, Hutchinson, Larned. MCPHERSON Marion
Medicine Lodge. Newton, Usage City Sedan
Sterling, Topeka wellington, Wichita, and Win
field.
The right is reserved by the Government to- re.
ject any and all bids, any part of any bid
Bids will be opened at the hour and day above
stated and bidders are invited to be present at
the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certified
checks upon some United states Depository or
the First National Bank of Los Angeles CAL for
at least FIVE per cent. of the amount OF the pro-
posal.
go ~ J. D. C. ATKINS, Commissioner.
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